New Delhi: India got independence after a tumultous struggle against British rule on 15 August, 1947.As the dawn of freedom broke over the Indian horizon, there were millions of families who had been displaced because of Partition.
In Delhi, people were both jubilant and sad - jubilant over the dawn of freedom, and sad over the vivisection of the Indian mainland.
Let's have a look at some rare unseen pictures when India woke up to an Independent morning:
